the-book-of-enoch-r-h-charles - Fallen Angels

256 The Booh of Enoch [Sect, v
3. That all goodness and joy and glory are prepared for them,
And written down for the spirits of those who have died
in righteousness.
And that manifold good shall be given to you in recompense
for your labours,
And that your lot is abundantly beyond the lot of the living.
4. And the spirits of you who have died in righteousness shall
live and rejoice.
And their spirits shall not perish, nor their memorial from
before the face of the Great One
Unto all the generations of the world : wherefore no longer
fear their contumely.
5. ^Voe to you, ye sinners, when ye have died,
If ye die in the wealth of your sins,
And those who are like you say regarding you :
'' Blessed are the sinners :
they have seen all their days.
6. And now they have died ia prosperity and in wealth.
And have not seen tribulation or murder in their life
And they have died in honour.
And judgement has not been executed on them during
their life."
7. Know ye, that their souls will be made to descend into Slieol
And they shall be wretched in their great tribulation.
tu either. There ia apparently only » Hence they vaunt themselves on their
resurrection of the spirit. 3. For prosperity and immunity from punish-
thera (1(7, /3). > a-^g. The spirits ment ; but a sure doom awaits them in
of those who (11//, ^). gq^ ' your spirits Sheol—darkness and chains and a burnwhich
'- Manifold good dgmq). gt ing flame. 5. When ye have
'things manifold and good', 'with died {a-u).>0. The wealth of
manifold good'. 4. Spirits of you (a-f;). > 5, ;8. The phrase ' wealth of
{g I'jq, 0)- int' s\mits olihem'. Who wickedness '
Jft^nn [in is found in the
have died (2ud sing, ^g, t''$). a-^g Zadokite Fi-agmeut 8". 7. Sheol
• who have died ' (3rd sing.). Kejoice. see BS'-" (note). Sheol here is the final
+ ' and be glad ' (^i^m, /3). And their place of punishment. Our text here
spirits shall not perish, nor (a). appears to be dependent on and to be a
' their spirits and '. 5-8. A different development of Jub. 7^^'
fate awaits the wicked. These have en- ' For into Sheol shall they go
joyed all the blessings which according And into the place of condemnation
to the 0. T. belonged to the righteous. sliall they descend.'
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